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Abortion
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An argument against abortion that uses the categorical imperative and utilitarianism to argue abortion ...... More...
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Paper Abstract:
An argument against abortion that uses the categorical imperative and utilitarianism to argue abortion is morally and ethically wrong. Contends abortion is morally wrong because it gives an individual the right to use another individual for her own purposes, and ethically wrong because it inflicts pain upon another.
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Abortion Introduction The second a sperm and egg are united a new life is founded Fromthat point on any attempt to abort this life form is tantamount to murder Because it equates to the taking of a human life from both a moral and anethical perspective abortion is wrong Morally abortion is wrong becauseit provides an individual with the right to use another individual as aninstrument for their own purposes Ethically abortion is wrong because itinflicts pain upon another human being No
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Body If we look at Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative, we see thatabortion is morally wrong. In the Categorical Imperative, we find a singlemorality that can be applied to all human beings across the entire range ofhuman behavior. Oxford: Oxford Univ. and Higgins, K. 44867 Abortion Introduction The second a sperm and egg are united, a new life is founded. Ethically, abortion is wrong because itinflicts pain upon another human being. Kant's moral position positedthat to treat another as an instrument and not an end in and of him- orherself is to use the other and to show disrespect for that individual'sdignity. A History of Philosophical Systems. Human life is possible - and society itself is ordered -only because of the existence of a moral law that transcends manmade laws.Allowing privacy or other rights to stand as a justification for taking thelife of another - regardless of the capacity of that other to experiencepleasure or live autonomously - is morally bankrupt. Allowing abortion is to accept that human beings have no moralsense that leads them to empathize with other human beings, in this casethe terminated human being. Morally, abortion is wrong becauseit provides an individual with the right to use another individual as aninstrument for their own purposes. The woman electing to end that life maybe in the process of reducing her own future pain, but if she is maximizingpleasure than it is certainly at the cost of pain to the aborted humanbeing. Fromthat point on, any attempt to abort this life form is tantamount to murder. M. Disagreements as to theexact moment when a fetus gains status and therefore dignity as a humanbeing continue to obscure the moral and ethical issues in the abortiondebate. Conclusion Abortion is the taking of human life that shows no respect for thedignity of the fetus and inflicts pain, and is therefore morally andethically wrong. Press. The interests of the woman who finds herself pregnant and does notwish to continue, much less complete, the pregnancy are regarded, undercurrent law, as superior to those of the fetus. Abortion continues tobe selfish individual behavior and remains morally and ethically wrong.ReferencesFerm, V. In other words,Kant held that it was morally wrong to treat another person as a mereinstrument to reach one's own objectives. Abortion, a practice inwhich one life is ended at the behest of another living being, can beunderstood to show disrespect for the dignity of the fetus and is thereforeimmoral and unethical. No matter how early a pregnancy isterminated, it cannot be done so without inflicting such pain. However, such considerations place one life in a position ofgreater value than another and open up the door to further refinements.What is ultimately to stop an individual or group of individuals fromdeciding that they also have the right to terminate a life that isconsidered undesirable? 1996, 212). In his Categorical Imperative, Kant called for alwaysacting "so as to treat humanity, in oneself or another, as an end in itselfand not as a mere means" (Solomon and Higgins 1996, 212). Therefore,abortion is wrong from both a moral and ethical perspective. (195 ). Utilitarianism, founded by Jeremy Bentham, arguesthat the "essential principal of utility is to maximize pleasure and tominimize pain" (Ferm 195 , 269). Because it equates to the taking of a human life, from both a moral and anethical perspective abortion is wrong. A Short History of Philosophy. Since abortion uses anotherbeing as an instrument to reach another's objectives, it is clearly wrongfrom a moral perspective. In the case of abortion, manmade laws allow humanbeings to make this choice, but this does not necessarily mean that lawssupporting abortion are morally or ethically right. Abortion is also morally wrong because it does not respect thedignity of the individual being aborted. As Kant maintained, it is a "dignity derived from the fact thathe or she is capable of acting freely in accordance with the dictates ofreason and morality" (Solomon et al. Certainly, no one could argue that thevictim of abortion experiences a maximized pleasure and a minimized pain.No matter how early in a pregnancy the life of the future human being isterminated, it will end in pain. New York, NY: The Philosophical Library.Solomon, R. Abortion is also immoral and unethical because it inflicts pain onanother human being. (1996). C.
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